Chinese Carbon Road Bikes > Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components
My First Road Bike... is a Chiner.
SportingGoods:
That's indeed very strange :o
Cutting a fork should be a daily routine for a bike shop. Any serious shop provides some basic fitting service, the first one being to cut the fork the appropriate length, once spacers have been defined.
tripleDot:
Well, the new bike shop gave me a wonderful service for $18! Way better service than the one I commissioned for my XC. Funny thing was, the mechanic just measured the fork, marked it with electrical tape and use a hacksaw to cut it. I was, wow, just like that and the other shop couldn't do it.
Anyway, I took it out for a 15km ride to a beach, and it handles vibrations way better than my Haro Projekt (steel fixie). Here's a few pictures.
tripleDot:
Total weight with tires inflated... 7.900kg. With plenty of parts that can be upgraded if I want to breach UCI regulations.
While I enjoyed the short ride, I have to say this road bike position is new to me and I really need to get use to it. I pretty much start to feel my lower back hurting after reaching the beach. But the true test would be on Saturday.
tripleDot:
And finally...
Edit: Set pictures to links rather than attachments.
SportingGoods:
Super nice! I like the orange accent.
Do you plan on using proper automatic pedals? I can't picture myself using flat!
And yes, I also cut carbon steerer with a hacksaw. Very efficient, clean and fast. Aluminum is more difficult and I use a special tool to cut tubes.
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